Sunday, December 7, 2008

Barely awake but that is not the point.

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I finally was able to speak with my professor. It seemed I had missed 5 homeworks and 3 quizzes. He suggested that I would be allowed to do some make up after I gave my story. I did suggest I did not wish to displace someone, dropping them to fail or such, if he runs his class that way. He told me not to worry as he does not work that way and no one would lose their place because of my efforts. Yeah, fine, so I have something of a conscience. It has been a bucket load of research, going back over what I have needed to do. It is very difficult, in any case, to get these creaking bones going anyway, but with the added fact that this material is so varied and old, some of my notes are missing, I do not have a complete set anyway as I have missed classes, and this job has been very difficult.

The good news is that 2 of the homeworks that were thought undone have been finished, turned in, and graded but the points were not put in the system somehow. We get our work back and I keep it all, thankfully. That will help a lot (he was allowing me to do two of what we thought were 5 missed homeworks, which I will still do, though 2 of 3 missed instead). One of the homeworks I have found, completed, but not turned in. I must not have been able to wake up that day. So, I only have one homework to do (other than to finish more correctly what is due Monday anyway). I should have all of them, as I have done all of the homework at least twice during studies, but I must have tossed the test preparation homeworks. And, I am halfway through the quiz take home work he is requiring me to do. Still, that leaves a good deal of work to do. And, I need to get on physics! I am behind in that. Though we will only be doing 3 units for the last test in physics, I worry that he will make that test exquisitely difficult to make up for the lack of volume.

Neither of my finals are total cumulative. Though probability and statistics will be 1/3 old material, physics will be all new material. In my current condition, however, study is quite complicated. I can barely stay awake. I will do what I can and see what happens. I guess there is little else to do. Life is rather dull at the moment. Homework, sleep, a few meals here and there, and a good deal of worry about waking up, being able to study, and finishing the courses well (or well enough).

I did cook a goose the other day. I did not have the weight of the goose, however, so I ended up overcooking the fowl a bit. Still, it offered four decent meals and something quite different. I did clean today, between doing the work. So, my kitchen is back in order after a week or more of disorder. And, last night, my party consisted of two beers. They were good beers, however, and I enjoyed. I may have two more tonight, or not. A little doubt is good to leave you with. Goodnight.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like your prof is a nice fellow. Goose ey, never had that, probably similar to duck, no?

    Good to hear you're hanging in there Doom.

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  2. That my professor is decent is one possibility. And, actually, it is the one I believe. He is busy with his stuff, too, so he doesn't track what all is going on among us students. He tries to give us a chance, though, it seems. And, his grading system is not a draconian hammer, with plenty of flex if according to work, or extra work. In engineering, that is excellent and rare.

    Oh, actually, I did have a duck. I must have had goose on the brain. Though I do have goose from time to time as well. And, yes, they are quite similar. The size is the biggest difference as I see things. Both are somewhat greasy, have all brown meat, and are fun special meal treats.

    The duck I had was quite large. Maybe that is why I said goose. It was a domestic duck, raised more as a pet, if fed to be eaten. We got it, and several others, because there were too many pets. I got one for helping. The owner couldn't even bring himself to kill them, so he brought several over for us to prepare. That is why I didn't have the weight (and since I am not sure if it is frozen or thawed weight that is used I didn't weigh it myself).

    Yep, hanging in as well as I can. Things get a little buggy as finals approach, of course. But all else is fine. It is odd how stress can make the mind mis-fire in the oddest ways.

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